The domestic beer brewing industry is becoming a nationwide craze. In 2009, US-based microbreweries produced around 950,000 barrels. Just six years later in 2015, nearly four million barrels were produced. As of December 2016, there were more than 5,000breweries in the US.

Beer is still the number one beverage of choice for Americans over the age of 21, according to data and measurement company Nielsen. Four out of 10 regular drinkers prefer the frothy beverage over wine and liquor.

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A St. Patrick's Day customer survey found that Samuel Adams was the most well-perceived beer in the nation among men and ranked third on the list of popular women's beers.

Budweiser took third place overall, followed by Heineken, Stella Artois, Bud Light and Redd's Apple Ale. Guinness, Dos Equis and Blue Moon took the eighth, ninth and tenth spots.

Each brand of beer on the following list was created during the 19th century and somehow survived the prohibition era (1920-1933).